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Today's Odd News News: Holy car! Utah boy goes for spin to avoid church Detroit man says stress led him to rob banks Woman accused of running strip club in basement Driver tells Conn. police snakes led to SUV crash SC woman ticketed for riding stolen horse Teen escapes jail over bomb hoax Dillinger pistol sold at auction for $95,600 Germans can now grab poolside chairs even earlier Offbeat and quirky, World Games make their mark in Taiwan Three escape jail in hijacked helicopter Big spenders tend to marry big savers, researchers find Urban foragers feast on sidewalk salads Flight grounded by coffee maker aroma Photo licenses may drive Hutterites out of Alberta Putin's hard man image targeted by spoof web song Police: Woman tried to free pit bull from shelter German official under fire for taking limo to Spain Panhandler steals man's money, then punches him Vienna Holocaust researchers quit over archives row Phone number for Tutone's 'Jenny' up for auction Holy car! Utah boy goes for spin to avoid church Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:05 pm PDT AP - Police in Utah say a 7-year-old boy led officers on a car chase in an effort to avoid going to church. Full Story Top Detroit man says stress led him to rob banks Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:16 pm PDT AP - A Detroit man who said he started robbing banks to pay for his mother's plumbing was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison, a lenient term from a judge who said the defendant had been an "outstanding citizen" before his crime spree. Full Story Top Woman accused of running strip club in basement Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:15 pm PDT AP - Police investigating a noise complaint in arrested a 28-year-old woman they said was operating an illegal strip club in her basement and garage. Gwinnett County officers said they also found a sign at the home reading "1 Dollar Jello Shots" and minors drinking alcohol when they investigated on July 18. Full Story Top Driver tells Conn. police snakes led to SUV crash Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:05 pm PDT AP - Police say a driver blamed a car crash in Hartford, Conn., on two pet baby snakes that he said escaped from his pants pockets as he was driving. Full Story Top SC woman ticketed for riding stolen horse Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:06 pm PDT AP - A woman has gotten a ticket for riding a stolen horse down the main street in a small town in northwestern South Carolina. The Greenville News reported Tuesday the 40-year-old woman was given a ticket for disorderly conduct after a pedestrian flagged down an officer in Six Mile and told them the woman was about to fall off the horse. Full Story Top Teen escapes jail over bomb hoax Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:44 am PDT Reuters - A British teen-ager who phoned the White House and claimed as part of a "drunken prank" that there was a bomb in the center of New York, escaped jail on Monday. Full Story Top Dillinger pistol sold at auction for $95,600 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:42 am PDT Reuters - A small pistol belonging to 1930s gangster John Dillinger has been sold at auction to a private collector for $95,600 -- more than double the pre-sale estimate, the auction house said on Sunday. Full Story Top Germans can now grab poolside chairs even earlier Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:09 pm PDT Reuters - German tourists can now reserve their poolside recliners before they have even left home. Full Story Top Offbeat and quirky, World Games make their mark in Taiwan Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:32 am PDT Reuters - French parachutist Vincent Reffet would have been lost without street vendor Tsai Zong-yi during the World Games in Taiwan. Full Story Top Three escape jail in hijacked helicopter Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:33 am PDT Reuters - Three prisoners escaped from a jail outside the Belgian city of Bruges in a hijacked helicopter Thursday, authorities said. Full Story Top Big spenders tend to marry big savers, researchers find Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:32 am PDT Reuters - Frustrated by your spouse's spending habits? It might be why you married them, according to a working paper titled "Fatal (Fiscal) Attraction" by professors of the Wharton School of Finance and Northwestern University. Full Story Top Urban foragers feast on sidewalk salads Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:47 am PDT Reuters - Armed with pruning shears and a paper bag, Nance Klehm walks along a Chicago sidewalk, pointing out plants and weeds that can make a tasty salad or stir-fry. Full Story Top Flight grounded by coffee maker aroma Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:41 am PDT Reuters - The electrical smell that caused a Southwest Airlines Co flight to make an unexpected landing Sunday was caused by a coffee maker in the back of the aircraft, a company spokesman said on Monday. Full Story Top Photo licenses may drive Hutterites out of Alberta Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:26 pm PDT Reuters - Up to 10 colonies of the strict Christian Hutterite sect say they face religious persecution from the Canadian province of Alberta's plan to force them to have their photos on driver's licenses and may leave Alberta rather than comply. Full Story Top Putin's hard man image targeted by spoof web song Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:57 am PDT Reuters - A spoof song which makes fun of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's hard man image as the saviour of Russia's battered economy has been winning fans on the Internet. Full Story Top Police: Woman tried to free pit bull from shelter Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:05 pm PDT AP - Police in Wyoming say they arrested a woman who they believe tried to bust her pit bull out of the doggie slammer. Full Story Top German official under fire for taking limo to Spain Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:14 am PDT Reuters - Germany's Social Democrat (SPD) health minister came under pressure Sunday to explain why she took her official limousine, complete with chauffeur, to Spain where the vehicle was stolen. Opposition politicians demanded Ulla Schmidt provide more details about the affair, which could damage the SPD who trail Merkel's conservatives by more than ten points in opinion polls in the runup to a September 27 federal election. Full Story Top Panhandler steals man's money, then punches him Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:14 pm PDT AP - Madison police said a panhandler accepted $1 from a good Samaritan, then grabbed the rest of the donor's cash and punched him in the face. Police said the panhandler approached a 50-year-old man Monday evening and asked for 40 cents. Authorities said the man pulled out $14 and handed $1 to the man. The man allegedly grabbed the entire wad of cash and walked away. Full Story Top Vienna Holocaust researchers quit over archives row Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:41 pm PDT Reuters - A new Holocaust research centre designed to build on the work of Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal was in jeopardy on Tuesday because of a row between researchers and a Jewish group over access to archives. Full Story Top Phone number for Tutone's 'Jenny' up for auction Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:52 pm PDT AP - It may be the most famous telephone number in popular culture, and it's for sale. The number from the Tommy Tutone hit song "Jenny" — 867-5309, with the Philadelphia area code 267 — is being auctioned off on eBay. Full Story Top

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